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Poison Centre

Prospective evaluation of pain, swelling, and disability from copperhead envenomation

Brett RothDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kapil SharmaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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Nancy OniskoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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Tiffany ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
Pages 271-276 | Received 07 Jul 2015, Accepted 03 Dec 2015, Published online: 21 Jan 2016

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